ildrihr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Torture, Death, Murder, Body horror, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
nicolarivera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault
cocacolor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Spoiler
the camerlengo ever since Chartrand mentioned the walk they'd taken together, Janus's true identity still caught me off guard because the author had spent the last hundreds or so pages advancing the Kohler-is-Janus theoryGraphic: Islamophobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Violence, Racism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Torture, and Ableism
Moderate: Racial slurs
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
On the other hand, I really dislike Brown's way of writing characters, everything from creating backstories interesting enough to describing them in present day and action. I mean, of course Robert Langdon is as perfect as Brown's wanted him to be (bet he created him as a perfect version of his own self), but oh god, ARE THERE MORE TO FEMALE CHARACTERS THAN THEIR BODIES? Obviously there should be, but I wouldn't recommend using Brown's books as a guide to writing women. Or, tbh, any other characters either, so very one-dimensional, stereotypical, (and even racist) he made them all (apart from Langdon ofc). Especially the assassin — his actions and overall villain-ness didn't frustrate me nowhere near as his personality was written to be.
So, overall the story was adventurous and entertaining if you just treat most of the chacters as "necessary implementers to the required actions" and ignore their personal traits. Wouldn't recommend if you dislike science and/or history.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide
danteseffect's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Murder, and Gore
bronzeageholly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Torture, Suicide, and Sexual content
nina_a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Colonisation, Xenophobia, Suicide, and Islamophobia
willemke's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Ableism